Morning journal and courier., 1887-05-27
News DY leIegfapn FROM ALL QUARTERS. THE HORROR AT PARIS. Many Bodies Taken From
 The Ruins. CHOLERA AT BUEk0S AIRES. The People Dying Off Like
 Sheep.
 4 BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK. Sixteen Hundred Horses
 Burned To Death.
4 BIG FIRE IN NEW YORK.
THE OPERA COMIQUE FIRE.

THE OPERA COMAz UE FIX E. Fifty Bodies Already Taken From the Ruins-SIxty Found Floating in the Water Which Floods the Bottom of the Theater.
 PARIS, May 26.-The bodies of ballet dan cers who lost their lives by the burning of the Opera Comique last night lying in heaps in the ruins of the theater. The fire men assert that many bodies are lying in the upper galleries. The number of persons killed greatly exceeds the previous estimates An excited crowd surrounds the ruins, which are guarded by military cordon. Many distressing scenes are witnessed. Late this afternoon the bodies of eighteen ladies all in full dress were found lying together at the bottom of the staircase leading from the sec ond story. These ladies all had escorts to the theater, but no remains of men were found anywhere near the women. The walls of the theater began falling this evening and the search for bodies had to be abandoned for the day. The library attached to the theater was entirely destroyed with all it's contents, including many valuable scores. Six thousand costumes were burned in the wardrobe. The remains of three men and two women were found in the stage box where the victims had taken refuge from the flames. It is ascertained that many bodies lie buried in the debris in the upper galleries whence escape was exceedingly difficult. The government proposes to close several Of the Paris theaters because of their deficiency in exits.
 The work of searching for the bodies was resumed tonight and Q number more were exhumed The official statement says that fifty bodies have already been recovered. M Reveillon, a deputy, speaking in the cham Der of deputies this afternoon, estimated that by the fire. The Opera Comique was insured for e1 ,OOO, ,000. The Chamber of Deputies has voted credit of 200, 900 francs for re- lief of the sufferers by the fire.
 To-day one hundred and ffty-six persons have been inquired for by relatives. They The bottom of the thester is flooded with water to the depth of five feet. Sixty bodies have been found floating in the water by the firemen.
 The finding of charred remains continues. The remains are recognizable only by means of trinkets.
 Among the audience at the Opera Comique last night were General Boulanger, General Saussier, General Thebauden, M. Goblet, M Bertholet and the Marquis Feuonays, pre- feet of police. They all escaped unhurt. An artist named Philippe performed prodigies of valor in saving life. He mounted 8 ladder three times and saved three danseuses after they had been abandoned by the fremen. In the Rue Favart asudden gust of wind cleared away the dense smoke, when woman and two men were seen standing in an angle of the uppermost cornice The woman tried to jump, but the men prevented her. When all were finally rescued the woman was a raving maniac. The large number Of bodies found has alarmed the public. The theater Chateau d'Eau announces performance for the benefit of the sufferers on Monday.